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yet in other ways america is far from king's dream. racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights movement, it was right within the same year after oxford, mississippi, they had the violence down there to keep black students out. george wallace stood in the schoolhouse door. king was a march for jobs and freedom but that didn't produce the civil rights accident. what produced it, john, was the death of john f. kennedy a couple months later when he was assassinated and linden johnson's presidency and building on that movement to pass the civil rights act, and then selma produced the voting rights act. but let me say this john. there was a downside in
yet in other ways america is far from king's dream. racial divides persist in income, educational achievement, and poverty. question, are we less conscious of race today than in 1963, more conscious of race today, or are things about the same? pat buchanan. >> i think we're probably more conscious right now, john, but i was at the march on washington. i was up there in the lincoln memorial when dr. king gave that address. and it was a moment really when the cresting of the civil rights...
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a very well-known move in america. i, 50 years ago, since 1963, actually 1964 when the civil rights act was being voted on, barry goldwater voted against it. he was nominated to be the republican nominee for president. i decided then that i was not a republican. i had grown up with a family that was very republican. i am grateful to the republican party. everett dirksen from illinois, without his leadership, we could not have passed over the segregation of southern democrats. it is a different world. when i was a kid, we would go down to what our family called the old country and most of you know as alabama. we went shopping and we're in in a five and $.10 store. i said i want to get a jack of water and i went running off for my parents. -- a drink of water. my mother said to my dad, you must follow him. he found me standing between two water fountains and one was marked white and one was mark collard. -- one was mark colored. i was turning on the one mark mark colored and was disappointed that it came out clear. it wa
a very well-known move in america. i, 50 years ago, since 1963, actually 1964 when the civil rights act was being voted on, barry goldwater voted against it. he was nominated to be the republican nominee for president. i decided then that i was not a republican. i had grown up with a family that was very republican. i am grateful to the republican party. everett dirksen from illinois, without his leadership, we could not have passed over the segregation of southern democrats. it is a different...
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, america." it strengthened me as i was being trained to go down to mississippi and practice law. a great day. >> schieffer: taylor, you've written all these books about the civil rights? were you there that day? >> no i was at summer football camp in high school in south georgia, over 100 degrees. i wish i had been there. >> schieffer: when did you come to find out about it and know about it? were you interested in those kinds of things in that day? >> my whole formative years the civil rights movement was tenacious changing my life's interest. the bull connor demonstration when they put fire hoses on children, may 2, may 3, was an awakening experience for me as a white southern in segigate south. i was aware of it but not the march itself until later because i was at football camp. >> schieffer: i was so interested this morning to hear about colin powell talk about he was in vietnam when it happened, didn't know about it until a couple of weeks later, but after the bull connor things happened,
, america." it strengthened me as i was being trained to go down to mississippi and practice law. a great day. >> schieffer: taylor, you've written all these books about the civil rights? were you there that day? >> no i was at summer football camp in high school in south georgia, over 100 degrees. i wish i had been there. >> schieffer: when did you come to find out about it and know about it? were you interested in those kinds of things in that day? >> my whole...
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we get to see everyone in america almost every day. and we've noticed that you're sending and receiving more packages than ever. so we wanted to give you a more reliable way to ship them. with improved priority mail flat rate. don't just take our word for it -- now we'll prove it every step of the way with tracking up to eleven scans, specified delivery dates, and free insurance up to $50 all for the same low rate. we'll never stop delivering for every person in this country. [ woman ] we are...
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that's big because that's corporate america. that's all big companies. big farmer, prisons, food. >> why? why are they finally moving? >> two reasons. number one they don't want to see folks criminalized. whatever the sentencing guidelines says should be the sentence applies across the board to whites, blacks, latinos together. they get that. they also believe there are too many federal laws, overcriminalizing folk. they understand that. they want to roll back sentencing guidelines, too. they have been on board for that for quite a while. not all bad. >> really cost as well. 2010, the federal government spent $80 billion on in cars rating people in this country and the states are breaking under the budget of state prison systems that they fund. they can't afford to maintain these prisons at full capacity today any more than they can afford to simply throw money away. >> one of the good things we have done in the state of ohio, hel hello, was sentencing reform. low level nonviolent drug offenders and put them back in community-based corrections. >> divers
that's big because that's corporate america. that's all big companies. big farmer, prisons, food. >> why? why are they finally moving? >> two reasons. number one they don't want to see folks criminalized. whatever the sentencing guidelines says should be the sentence applies across the board to whites, blacks, latinos together. they get that. they also believe there are too many federal laws, overcriminalizing folk. they understand that. they want to roll back sentencing guidelines,...
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america. residents.or 600,000 forth thatt it go this is not only a commemoration of continuation. but what you have here are two generations that have come together and there is a lot said about the joshua generation. the younger people. them, it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side-by-side together and so let this be a date in which moses points the way for joshua the walls of segregation of racism and materialism come tumbling down. our that, let me introduce irst speaker for this segment, the director of foreign policy friends committee, a national legislation, dr. michael shank. >> the day after martin luther king died, robert kennedy spoke on violence. here is what he said, what has violence accomplished and created? we tolerate a rising level of violence that ignores our common humanity. we glorify killing on movie screens and call it entertainment. we make it easy for men to acquire at weapons. we honor the wielders of force. we excuse tho
america. residents.or 600,000 forth thatt it go this is not only a commemoration of continuation. but what you have here are two generations that have come together and there is a lot said about the joshua generation. the younger people. them, it was the moses generation that pointed the way. we need both generations working side-by-side together and so let this be a date in which moses points the way for joshua the walls of segregation of racism and materialism come tumbling down. our that,...
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and he lays out a set of demands for america. and marching orders for the african-american community and the nation as a whole. so, the part of king that we need to embrace, the king prior to his assassination and the king at the time of his assassination, was a person who made demands upon this government for justice. who understood the transformation of king was that the struggle that is inherent for african-americans is a global struggle. >> testify, brother. >> but that's the truth of martin luther king. >> but my question would be, then, so we talked about how his legacy has evolved over the last 40-plus years into this sort of ageless national icon and i think it's precisely because he's been depoliticized in a lot of ways. it's not the specific demands of his speech in 1963 that people remember. it's the more lyrical, i have a dream moment. i take your point, but if you reclaim the legacy in the way you're talking about, that would take him right off the most admired list again, wouldn't it? >> that's that would be okay. h
and he lays out a set of demands for america. and marching orders for the african-american community and the nation as a whole. so, the part of king that we need to embrace, the king prior to his assassination and the king at the time of his assassination, was a person who made demands upon this government for justice. who understood the transformation of king was that the struggle that is inherent for african-americans is a global struggle. >> testify, brother. >> but that's the...
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how does america measure up today? i'll ask our guests, civil rights pioneer and georgia congressman john lewis, mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, and governor of louisiana, bobby jindal. also, we'll explore the overall state of american dream -- civil rights, the struggle of the middle class, is a
how does america measure up today? i'll ask our guests, civil rights pioneer and georgia congressman john lewis, mayor of newark, new jersey, cory booker, and governor of louisiana, bobby jindal. also, we'll explore the overall state of american dream -- civil rights, the struggle of the middle class, is a
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i know what it looks like in america. my goal is to do a better job than to let it be jargon. >> i am ocd, kind of. i like order and neatness and so i'm a little bit freaked out because your crew moved things around a little bit. >> what is the one key that m e makes "morning joe" work? >> coffee. >> and mika. >> coffee and mika make "morning joe" work. >> she's locked up for having a relationship with a teenager. why her parents are saying her prosecution is persecution. mpg. no-charge scheduled maintenance. check. and here's the kicker... 0% apr for 60 months. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. and who got it? this guy. that's right... [ male announcer ] it's the car you won't stop talking about. ever. hurry in to the volkswagen best. thing. ever. event. and get 0% apr for 60 months, now until september 3rd. that's the power of german engineering. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this labor day, don't invest in a mattress until you visit a sleep number store. once you experie
i know what it looks like in america. my goal is to do a better job than to let it be jargon. >> i am ocd, kind of. i like order and neatness and so i'm a little bit freaked out because your crew moved things around a little bit. >> what is the one key that m e makes "morning joe" work? >> coffee. >> and mika. >> coffee and mika make "morning joe" work. >> she's locked up for having a relationship with a teenager. why her parents are...
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we believe in a new america. it is time to march for a new america. it is time to organize for a new america. it is time to register and vote for a new america. we are on our way. we are on our way. we are on our way. [cheers and applause] as we prepare to march, i want some of our leaders to stand with me. we want to honor and dedicate what we are doing to a man that made the long road and a long journey. reverend richardson, kevin powell, all of these young leaders. ika, dominique. i want us to show respect and regard for a man who has, every day in the last decade, fought for us. we are not ending the program without thanking those who made a way. the bible says honor thy father and mother, not for their day, but for your day will be long on the land which god giveth thee. rev. joseph lowery stood in the heat of the day. reverend joseph lowery has paid the price. because of people like him, are -- we are here today. another warrior who was abused and took it so we could vote is here with us today. never got recognition, but now he is the winner of
we believe in a new america. it is time to march for a new america. it is time to organize for a new america. it is time to register and vote for a new america. we are on our way. we are on our way. we are on our way. [cheers and applause] as we prepare to march, i want some of our leaders to stand with me. we want to honor and dedicate what we are doing to a man that made the long road and a long journey. reverend richardson, kevin powell, all of these young leaders. ika, dominique. i want us...